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FRANÇAIS : Sept interventions, un objectif : zéro infections parmi les personnes qui s’injectent des drogues. Dans un nouveau rapport d'orientation publié aujourd'hui, deux agences de l'UE, l'ECDC et l'OEDT, ont uni leurs efforts pour recenser [...]
This is the first of two technical reports that present the evidence behind the "Guidance on the prevention and control of infectious diseases among people who inject drugs". The evidence presented here focuses on the effectiveness (and in some[...]
The aim of the literature review presented in this report was to provide evidence to inform the recommendations made by ECDC and the EMCDDA in the 2011 'Guidance on the prevention and control of infectious diseases among people who inject drugs'[...]
ENGLISH: In response to a notified increase in HIV cases among injecting drug users (IDU) in Greece and Romania, the European Commission asked the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Monitoring Centre for [...]
In 2004, high level representatives of European and central Asian countries issued the Dublin Declaration on Partnership to Fight HIV/AIDS in Europe and central Asia. This report provides a brief summary of findings from a review of progress mad[...]
Reitox Academy for Baltic countries: Monitoring trends in and responses to drug-related infectious diseases among people who inject drugs (21-22 November 2013; Tallinn) ; OEDT = EMCDDA, Organisateur de réunion ; European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Organisateur de réunion | 2013
CongrèsThis meeting, a regional Reitox Academy held in Tallinn (21-22 November 2013) contributed to maximising synergies at national level between institutions and experts in the fields of drug monitoring and infectious disease surveillance in four cou[...]
3rd Meeting on detecting and responding to outbreaks of HIV among people who inject drugs (18 November 2013; Bucharest) ; Roundtable on the HIV situation among people who inject drugs in Romania (19 November 2013; Bucharest) ; OEDT = EMCDDA, Organisateur de réunion ; European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Organisateur de réunion | 2013
CongrèsThis expert meeting held in Bucharest (18-19 November 2013) provided an important opportunity for sharing knowledge and best practice among experts from six countries in the south and south-east of the European region (Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, M[...]
This joint guidance report explores good public health practices that can support effective policies to reduce infections. Common blood-borne viruses in this group include HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. These are mainly spread through the sha[...]
What are the most (cost-) effective ways to prevent and control communicable diseases in prison settings? In their joint public health Guidance, ECDC and the EMCDDA, present the evidence on active case finding as a key measure to diagnose commun[...]
This evidence-based guidance aims to support the planning and implementation of effective programmes to prevent and control the transmission of infectious diseases in prison settings in the European region. It focuses on three high-burden blood-[...]
A higher prevalence of communicable diseases among people in prison compared with the general public is recognised as a public health issue as well as a major concern for the people affected, as the majority of incarcerated people return to thei[...]
Compared with the general public, people in prisons have a higher prevalence of infection with blood-borne viruses (BBVs) such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). This is recognised as a ma[...]
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the EMCDDA released a joint risk assessment on wound botulism among people who inject heroin in Norway and the United Kingdom in February 2015. At the time of publication, a total[...]